LAB Open 2025

Thanks to all who participated in the LAB Open 2025.

There were 169 entries judged and 175 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Agnor	Frank	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Ian Cosier	Meleze	22A: Double IPA	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Shane Van Der Westhuizen	Sporan Snatcher	14A: Scottish Light
HM	Pedro Palacios	Primeval Funk	23D: Lambic

LAB Open Champion Brewer (97 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Shane Van Der Westhuizen	1	0	1	9.01
2nd	Markku Leminen	0	2	0	8.00	Panomaju
	Aleksi Vanhala	0	2	0	8.00	Panomaju

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

LAB Open Champion Club (32 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	London Amateur Brewers	3	1	3	2	33.03
2nd	Panomaju	0	5	2	0	26.00
3rd	Anglian Craft Brewers	1	0	1	1	10.01
4th	Twickenham Boars	1	0	1	0	9.01
5th	Norwich Amateur Brewers	0	1	1	0	7.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: German Pale and Wheat Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephan Martin	Liquid Asset	4C: Helles Bock
2nd	Aleksi Vanhala	Started From The Bottom Now We Here	5D: German Pils	Panomaju
3rd	Darren Allen	Clouded Judgement	10A: Weissbier

Table 2: Czech & International Pale and Wheat Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Bratton	Gratuitous	3A: Czech Pale Lager
2nd	Neil Werdmuller Von Elgg	Kanpai!	2A: International Pale Lager
3rd	Kevin Surridge-Dines	Grodziskie	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 3: European Amber and Dark Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Mills	Klusterbrau Rauch	6B: Rauchbier	Milton Keynes HBC
2nd	Aleksi Vanhala	Marise Marise Marzen	6A: Märzen	Panomaju
3rd	Luke Russell	Share The Darkness	8A: Munich Dunkel	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Ken Johnson	100 Strawberry Lollies And The Princess Of Liechtenstein	7B: Altbier

Table 4: British & Commonwealth Ale and Barleywine (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Van Der Westhuizen	Sporan Snatcher	14A: Scottish Light
2nd	Markku Leminen	Barleywine 4 Life	17D: English Barley Wine	Panomaju
3rd	Les Manley	The Full English	11B: Best Bitter	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Guy Gallington	Old Gregg	17B: Old Ale	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 5: Mild, Porter and Stout (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Pettifor	Lees' Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Anglian Craft Brewers
2nd	Innes Crawford	Smooth Sipper	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
3rd	Arthur Olcot	Claustrophobic Astronaut V2	13C: English Porter	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Jacques Marais	Willy Tonka	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	London Amateur Brewers

Table 6: American Hoppy Ale and Dark IPA (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Hickey	Bob The Krusher	18B: American Pale Ale	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Mark Hopkins	Mahogany Mule	19C: American Brown Ale	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Shane Van Der Westhuizen	Triple A	19A: American Amber Ale

Table 7: American and Speciality IPA (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian Cosier	Meleze	22A: Double IPA	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Paavo Gaidach Co-Brewer: Andrei Kazakov	DIPATRON	22A: Double IPA	Panomaju
3rd	Lauri Vuoristo	Gulf Of Majava	21A: American IPA	Panomaju

Table 8: Hazy Ale and New Zealand Pilsner (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rick Woolliss	(S)Table Haze	34C: Experimental Beer	Twickenham Boars
2nd	Markku Leminen	Turkeys Delight	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Panomaju
3rd	Muhis Elwan Co-Brewer: Roope Ruuhonen	Roots	21C: Hazy IPA	Panomaju

Table 9: French and Belgian Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Agnor	Frank	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Keith Bailey	Blue Too	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Norwich Amateur Brewers
3rd	Simon Thompson	Tintin's Mussels	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Twickenham Boars
HM	Lucas Stolarczyk	How About The Interior?	26A: Belgian Single	London Amateur Brewers

Table 10: Sour, Wild, Mixed Ferm and Speciality Fruit Beer (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Pedro Palacios	Primeval Funk	23D: Lambic
2nd	Brett Harman	The Phantom Raspberry Blower Menace	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
3rd	Marc Hannewald	Pallas	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Norwich Amateur Brewers
HM	Holger Schulz	Revolver	28C: Wild Specialty Beer